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Last Modified : May 8, 2023 - 6:54 am

The first round of the Innovation Challenge was held at 10:00 AM at Tawfiq Aziz Khan Seminar Hall in The Daily Star office

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With new hope, the fourth season of "Digital Innovation Challenge for Women 2023" has begun. May 6 was already the date of the first round.

After a successful season in 2021, the digital technology-based competition for women is back to inspire women in the digital technology field.

Women in Digital organised the competition in collaboration with the World Bank and UNDP Accelerator Lab, and media partner The Daily Star.

The first round of the Innovation Challenge was held at 10:00 AM at Tawfiq Aziz Khan Seminar Hall in The Daily Star office. There were judges and mentors on the panel—Achia Nila, Founder and CEO, Women in Digital; Zubayer Al Billal Khan, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder,STRAIGHT; Iqbal Ahmed Fakhrul Hasan, Founder & Managing Director, Divine IT Limited; Saima Rahman, Founder and CEO of SR Ventures & Consultancy; Towhid Hussain, Secretary General, BACCO; Thehossain Arafat,UX Manager, Redlime Solutions; Safaet Hossain, Head of Department of Computer Science and engineering, City University; Raihan S Razon, Head of Software Development, Activation We Automata; Dr. Fahreen Hannan , Founder of Dhaka Cast Limited.

During this selection phase, mentors analyze all submitted projects, provide advice, and motivate the youth on how to advance their startup. Judges focus on ideas and sustainability in this session.

They also say -

Technology is moving fast, and we need to step out of our comfort zone to keep up with it.

Achia Nila, founder of Women in Digital says-

Girls focus on the competition. We receive a good number of participants from around the country, which is a good sign. During the program, they will receive mentoring opportunities and have a lifetime experience.

Mentors from various industry sectors will be available throughout the competition to help them turn their ideas into sustainable products.

Participants will present their innovative ideas to mentors and judges. A jury and mentors will select some excellent projects for the next round based on their use of digital technology. The final selection will be based on four criteria – uses of digital technology, innovation, impact, scalability and project readiness.

An award ceremony will be held on May 20, 2023 to conclude the competition. There will be a total of BDT 1,90,000 awarded to the top three teams. Additionally, they will have access to a product development facility. Copyright assistance will also be provided to winners.

Women in Digital was founded in 2013 and has been working tirelessly to create a new generation of tech women professional, leaders and entrepreneurs in the country.

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